Rubber safety cushion-heel for boots or shoes



No. 68,360. Patented Nov. I, I898. J. W. CROSS.

RUBBER SAFETY CUSHION HEEL FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

(Application filed Feb. 8, 1898.)

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JAMES W. CROSS, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

RUBB ER SAFETY CUSHION-HEEL FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,360, dated November1, 1898.

Application filed February 8,1898. Serial No. 669,572. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. Cnoss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusettshave invented certain new and useful Improvements in RubberSafety Cushion-Heels for Boots or Shoes; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

My invention relates to improvements in safety rubber cushion-heels forboots and shoes; and the object is to provide a simple, inexpensive, aswell as efficient and durable, device for this purpose.

To this end the invention consists in the construction, combination, andarrangement of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawings show my invention in the best form now knownto me; but many changes in the details might be made within the skill ofa good mechanic without departing from the spirit of my invention as setforth in the claims at the end of this specification.

The same reference characters in dioate the same parts in the severalfigures. v

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved heel. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is another form of theheel-body.

1 denotes the body of the heel, which is formed of rubber, and 2represents a reticulated or foraminous metal plate about which therubber portion is cast, thereby giving the proper strengthand rigidityto the heel without interfering with its elasticity or cushioningproperties. This heel-body 1 is formed with a segmental shoulder 3,which forms an annular wall about the recess 4, and, as shown in Fig. 1,this recess may be open at its rear end or closed, as shown in Fig. 3,and said wall or shoulder may-be plain or milled, as shown in thedifferent views.

5 5 denote countersunk screw-orifices in the forward portion of theheel-body, which also extend through the perforated metal respond to theform of the wall or shoulder 3 in the heel-body, and the outer face ofsaid disk is preferably concave or cup-shaped, as shown, to create acertain amount of suction to insure a firm and safe footing for the heelon stone or concrete pavements. Its opposite face 9 may be radiallycorrugated or plane to conform to the corresponding face of the plate 2with which it comes in contact when the parts are assembled.

l0 denotes an axial countersunk orifice ex= tending through the compounddisk 7 S to receive the retaining-screw 12, by means of which the saiddisk is removably secured to the heel proper, so that when badly worn itmay be replaced by a new one.

While I have shown the inner face of the .heel 1 where it comes incontact with the shoe as being plane, I wish it understood that inpractice I mold this face concave or, in fact, any shape to conform tothe different styles of boots and shoes to which it is to be affixed.Neither do I wish to confine myself to the circular disk 7, as it may bemade elliptical or oval or any other suitable shape to conform to thesize and shape of the narrow or French heels in common use. It will alsobe understood that the recessed heel-body 1 may be formed of leather orany suitable imitation thereof as well as rubber.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. A new article of manufacture comprising the heel 1 and perforatedplate 2, the clastic disk 7 and the inclosed perforated metallic disk 8,and means for removably securing both disks 7 and S to said heel 1,substantially as shown and described.

2. A new article of manufacture comprising the heel 1, formed in therecess 4, the my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- (fzompositedisk 7 8 formed with the concave nesses.

ace, and means for adj ustably securing said composite concaved-facedisk within the re- JAMES CROSS 5 cess in said heel, substantially asshown and Witnesses:

described. CHARLES L. BAKER,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ERNEST L. GILOHREST.

